2024

Film Club presents ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)’ – Thursday 19th December

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian road comedy film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot follows two drag queens, played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce, and a transgender woman played by Terence Stamp, as they journey across the Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named “Priscilla”, along the way encountering various groups and individuals. The film was a surprise worldwide hit and its positive portrayal of LGBT individuals helped to introduce LGBT themes to a mainstream audience.  Full info and tickets www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms 

December 2024

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

  • The next Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 10th November in the Village Hall – 7pm
  • December Film Club is on Thursday 19th – 7 for 7.30pm
  • The annual Carols round the Green is on Friday 20th – 6.30pm at Half Moon, or 7pm at the Green.
  • The Winter Warmer Cafe continues every Friday – 2.30-4.30pm

Julie Robinson, Headteacher of Sheet Primary School has sent us this Newsletter. Hopefully we’ll have a couple of photos of their Christmas events on the website in January. In the meantime, also attached is a notice from the School concerning a need for a Co-opted Governor.

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Sadly we say goodbye to Ambrose Barber who, as some of you will remember, was a former Chairperson of the Sheet Preservation Society and the first Chairperson of the Sheet Village Association. His son, Justin, has asked us to inform any Sheet residents who knew his father of the funeral arrangements. The funeral will take take place at St. Mary’s Church, Sheet, on Wednesday 18th December at 12 noon. Refreshments afterwards at the Queens Head.

November 2024

  • The Winter Warmer Cafe starts on Friday 1st. 2.30 – 4.30pm.
  • The next Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 12th November in the Village Hall – 7pm
  • Saturday is the Sheet Fireworks on the Millennium Field. From 4pm – fireworks at 6pm. See poster for all details.
  • November Film Club is on Thursday 21st. 7 for 7.30pm
  • Rosemary Foundation Christmas Market at Churcher’s College – Sunday 24th November. 10.30-1pm
  • Save The Children Festive Concert at Churcher’s College – Friday 29th November
  • The Parish Council have a vacancy for a Councillor:

Remembrance Day wreaths laid by Sheet Parish Council, East Hants District Council and 1st Sheet Scouts.

Halloween Post Box and Sunset over Sheet Church

Film Club presents ‘Lincoln’ – Thursday 21st November

Lincoln is a 2012 American historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as US President Abraham Lincoln. The film focuses on Lincoln’s efforts in January 1865 to abolish slavery by having the 13th Amendment to the US constitution passed in the House of Representatives. Lincoln was acclaimed by critics for its acting, especially Day-Lewis’s, and for Spielberg’s direction.  Full info and tickets www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms 

October 2024

  • The Sheet Association AGM is on Friday 4th October at 7pm.
  • The next Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 8th October in the Village Hall – 7pm
  • Film Club is on Thursday 17th
  • Looking further ahead, The Sheet Winter Cafe starts on Friday 1st November in the Village Hall at 2.30-4.30pm
  • The Queen Elizabeth Country Park is offering a variety of activities, funded by East Hants District Council, designed to promote physical and mental wellbeing.  At present, these include free guided walks, mindfulness workshops and guided bike rides. www.hants.gov.uk/qecp

Film Club presents ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ – Thursday 17th October

Anatomy of a Fall is a Palme d’Or-winning thriller in which a celebrated writer is put on trial when her husband falls to his death from their secluded ski chalet. What starts as a murder investigation soon becomes a gripping journey into the depths of a destructive marriage. Sandra (Sandra Hüller) is a successful German writer who lives in the French Alps with her husband, Samuel and their visually impaired son.  Full info and tickets www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms 

Film Club presents Scrapper – Thursday 19th September

“Scrapper” is a 2023 British comedy drama film written and directed by Charlotte Regan in her feature debut. This father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat in a working class suburb of London following the death of her mother. She makes money stealing bikes with her best friend Ali (Alin Uzun) and keeps the social workers off her back by pretending to live with an uncle. Out of nowhere, her estranged father Jason(Harris Dickinson) arrives and forces her to confront reality.   Full info and tickets www.webcollect.org.uk/sheetfilms 

SEPTEMBER 2024

  • Film Club – new season starts with ‘Scrapper’ on Thursday 19th September
  • A little further afield, West Meon Music Festival runs from 12th to 15th September – https://westmeonmusic.co.uk
  • Parish Council Meeting on Tuesday 10th September

AUGUST 2024

A quiet month. No Film Club and no Parish Council meeting.

Enjoy the Summer holidays!

JULY 2024

  • The cultural event of July is The Petersfield Shakespeare Festival’s Romeo & Juliet – 16th to 21st July. And their first ever ‘Fringe’ on the final afternoon – 21st July.
  • The next Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 9th July at 7pm in the Village Hall.
  • No Film Club until September

THE SHEET OLYMPICS held on Saturday 22nd June was a great success with many medals won. Hugely enjoyed by so many children – and adults, with stories of children insisting on wearing their medals to bed that night! Many thanks to The Sheet Association committee members for all their very hard work perfecting the logistics of such a fun event. And to Sheet School children for their ‘Chariots of Fire’ Opening Ceremony performance and creative Olympic torches.

8 teams competed – Australia, France, Greece, India, Kenya, Ukraine, UK and USA. India won Gold, Ukraine won Silver and Kenya won Bronze. And some great prizes were won in the Raffle too. A tasty BBQ and WI tea & cakes provided delicious fuel for the athletes and spectators, together with refreshing drinks from The Half Moon pub’s bar. And our fluent ‘Franglais’ speaking MC guided us expertly through the afternoon!

Thanks to Lucy and Sloane Pringle for the photographs

JUNE 2024

Please note that the Events Calendar is currently being reformatted and is out of date.

  • A busy social month – Film Club and The Sheet Olympics. Also The Rude Mechanicals make their annual visit to Sheet.
  • The next Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 11th June at 7pm in the Village Hall.
  • Early notification of The Petersfield Shakespeare Festival’s Romeo & Juliet next month – book early to avoid disappointment. https://psfest.co.uk
  • Programme for The Sheet Olympics will be circulated soon via the Parish Contact e-mail list.

Looking almost as lush as the mature trees in the background!